The Owen MSS consist of eighty volumes, all except one being
either in folio or quarto, most of them, indeed, being ordinary commercial
account books and ledgers. In these volumes Mr Owen has drawn or written
in a particulary neat hand material for local history which may be roughly
grouped under five headings.
- Monumentail inscriptions
- Parish registers
- Genealogical memoranda
- Architecture and archaelogy
- Miscellaneous historical notes
The bulk of the Owens MSS refers to South-east Lancashire and East Cheshire.
Some of Monumental Inscriptions recorded by John Owens circa 1880 for the
name of HOLT are detailed below.
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| St Mary's Church was built in 1756 and enjoyed
the patronage of Manchester's more affluent society. Merchants and
businessmen including people from other cities like London, Bath,
Bristol, Liverpool, Brussels. Extracted from Volume 29 pages 173 -336
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Reference 452 James HOLT reed maker 30 Oct 1762 age 50
Reference 334 John Lawrence 8 Dec 1800 age 44. Mary his w. 5 Apr 1795 age 40.
Elizabeth their d. 27 Jul 1797 age 14. Also Irwin their s. 10 May 1798 age 12.
Also Catherine d. David/Mary Ann HOLT 14 June 1816 age 2yrs
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34 pages 275 -368. The ancient parish Church of Flixton was consecrated
in 1571 and enjoyed a relativly quite history with the usual sequnece of
exentsions and rebuilding.
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(89) Oliver Holt late of Old Trafford, 17 Jan 1870 in his 56yr.
Margaret his w. 22 Dec 1878 in her 64yr. Also Edwin their s. 14 Jan 1840
age 2yr 7mths.
(235) James Hayes of Shaw Hall, yeoman, 18 May 1765 age 53. Elizabeth his w.
9 Jun 1778 age 66. John his s. 22 Jun 1764 age 26. Also Mary his d. and wife of
John Holt of Farnworth Bridge 24 Feb 1770 age 33. Also James Hayes of
Carrington 19 Oct 1810 age 60. Alice his w. 22 Oct 1841 age 82. James
their s. 23 Sep 1848 age 60. Elizabeth their d. 30 Jun 1852 age 60.
(553) William Hampson of Stretford 19 Dec 1801 age 90. Elizabeth his w.
29 Apr 1776 age 57. Also Joseph 19 Apr 1755 age 2. Betty 9 Dec 1763 age 4.
William their s. 15 Dec 1781 age 33. John his s. 25 Dec 1817 age 67.
Also John Holt of Stretford 8 Oct 1828 age 70. |
| This chapel was a low building
of brink with heavy grey slated roof, the south side mantled wit hivy which
concsealed a sundial palced against the wall. Extracted from Volume 33
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| (53) (Blackley Chapel) Jonathan Barrow of Blackley,
4 Nov 1838 age 68. Lydia his w. 2 Apr 1817 age 36. Mary their d. 30 Aug 1822
age 11. Anne their d. 1 Jul 1833 age 18. Martha their d. and wife of Robert Holt
13 Aug 1862 age 54. George s. Robert/Martha Holt 14 Sep 1846 age 10mths. |
| Records were copied
about 1880 but no all the details were completed. Bolton Street Swedenborgian Chapel
called New Jerusalem Temple Extracted from Volume 29 pages 405 - 449
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(175) (Bolton St Chapel) Sarah Holt 27 Apr 1816 age 60
(385) Thomas Holt (no further details - blank grave) |
| During the
late 18th and 19th century the weathier classed moved from the city ot
the more attractive suburbs of Cheetham, Ardwick and Pendleton. The church
of St Mark was consecrated in 1794. |
| (1054) John Pilling 19 Jan 1826 age 63. Mary his w. 3 Jun
1809 age 48. Thomas their s. 13 oct 1830 age 40. Also Mary Holt 15 Feb 1851
age 60. |
(80) Betty w. Robert Holt 9 Dec 1796 age 67yrs.
(184) John Holt 17 Apr 1829 age 74. William s. John/Sarah Holt 17 Feb 1802
age 3yrs. Mary Ann their d. 15 May 1806 age 15mths. John Henry Holt their s.
5 Aug 1813 age 22yrs.
(224) Richard Thorpe 25 Feb 1769 age 31. Eliz. his w. 4 Jan 1801 age 72.
Martha their d. and w. of Thomas Goadsby 13 Apr 1784 age 20. Ellin Holt
31 Jan 1780 age 75. Mary Harrison 22 oct 1811 age 21.
(274) William Holt. John Holt 15 Dec 1815 age 73. Elizabeth his w. 26 Dec 1817
age 48yrs. |
| Founded in
1788 it finally closed its doors in 1928. Extracted from Volumne 32.
Holt 220 |
| (St James 220)
Joseph Holt 25 Nov 1796 age 52. Betty Hargreaves 17 May 1809 age 74. |
| Both these
churches can lay claim to being known as Gorton Chapel. The year 1703 saw the
erection of a dissenting Chapel , later known asthe Old Chapel -
and rebuilt in 1871 when it was named Brookfield Church. Extracted from volume 32
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Gorton.
(103) William Holt of Gorton 20 Jan 1850 age 61.
Martha his w. 12 Dec 1866 age 71. Sarah their d. 3 Nov 1839 age 19. William
their s. 17 Mar 1840 age 3. Martha their d. 27 Jan 1859 age 41.
Also James Holt 18 Feb 1875 age 51.
(105) William Lomax 2 Feb 1827 age 61. John s. William/Ann Holt of Openshaw
-8yrs. Also Richard their s. 3 Jan 1813 age 27.
Brookfield
(487) Mary d. James/Easther (sic) Hoult of Levenshulme 18 Jan 1774 |
| Extract from volume 39.
This ground must have orginally been very small for on the western boundry wall
two stone tablets were built in recroding two additions t oits size.
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| (25) James s. Thomas/Hannah Holt 2 Jan 1804 age 11yrs 3mths.
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(622) James HOLT 19 Dec 1817 age 55yrs. Richard PROBERT 31 Oct 1821
age 34 yrs, Ann w. of above James Holt 17 Aug 1831 age 63 yrs. Eli s.
James/Ann Holt 22 May 1851 age 36yrs.
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| Extracted from volume 32 This chapel was a plain brick building with
a gable to the street, the enterance beign i nthe centre with a window on
each side.
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(227) Sarah w. James Holt 14 Sep 183? age 63yrs .
Edward s. James/Sarah 25 Aug 1814 age 8 yrs 3mths,
Elizabeth d. William/Mary Holt 20 Apr 1834 age 17 mths.
(340) John Holt 1 Dec 1811 age 63 yrs. Sarah, wife 29 May 1816 age 63 yrs.
Also Elizabeth Bradshaw 9 Sep 1814 age 58yrs. Also Elizabeth w. Thomas HOLT
3 Nov 1820 age 56 yrs. John's Thomas/Elizabeth HOLT 25 Sep 1815 age 19 mths.
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An amalgamated index to 3 burial grounds in the centre of Manachester appears
in volume 32
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| (114) Gadsby's chapel, Rochdale Road William HOLT d. 24 Apr 1821
aged 51 yrs Elizabeth , his wife d. 3 Jul 1819 aged 59 yrs.
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| Extracted from volumne 32 pages 256-288 |
(272) John Holt 24 Mar 1792 aged 16 yrs
(304) William Holt 8 May 1790 aged 27 yrs
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(105) Ann d. Martha Clark Nov 11th 1812 aged 4y 6m .
Also John s. George/Mary Ann Holt Oct 22 1842 aged 4 yrs James s 12
Nov 1842 aged 2 yr 9 m also Jane their d. Dec 12 1843 aged 7 weeks.
(304) Sarh d. Samuel/Sarah Holt Sep 26 1817 aged 1 yr 8m.
(458) James Holt , ? March 1845 aged 53 yr. Also Joseph son, 26 Nov
1845 aged 19 yrs 3 m. Also Elizabeth w. of John Holt Mar 25 1855 aged 39 yrs
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| (105) John Cottrel of Ardwick, schollmaster
died June 6 1759 aged 38. Mary Holt d. 27 oct 1853 aged 77
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(21) Isaac Holt of Salford 26 Dec 1841 age 55yrs.
(151) William Holt of Kirkham 30 Apr 1816 age 79. Betty his w. 22 Apr 1807 age 61.
Thomas their s. 7 oct 1841 age 51. Alice his w. 25 Nov 1856 age 56. Also John s.
of Thomas/Alice Holt 12 Mar 1845 (no age given). Also thomas their s. 29 Sep 1850
age 18yrs.
(168) Joseph Taylor 22 Oct 1876 age 84. Martha his w. 10 Nov 1856 age 49. Also Mary
Holt wife of William Holt 6 May 1874 age 55yrs.
(274) Henry Rawstern 2 Apr 1793 age 69. Also Sally w. of Thomas Holt 31 Dec 1853
age 54. Also Charles Rawstern of Prestwich 25 A?? 1874 age 78yrs.
(330) George Holt 1Nov 1810 age 60. Elizabeth his w. 16 Jan 1829 age 74. Mary their
d. 24 Feb 1787 in her 3rd yr. John their s. 2 Jan 1794 age 6yrs.
(375) Phebe Holt 4 Apr 1829 age 77. Also Mary w. John Holt 30 Nov 1832 age 47. Also
John Holt 21 Jan 1836 age 47yrs.
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(552) This is an old grave for a Thomas Smethurst,
skinner who died 1710. Ten of his children are in the grave between
1685 and 1702. Also William Holt 29 jun 1775 (no age given)
(699) Mary d. Geo Holt 23 Aug 1756
(433) John Holt of Newton 30 Sep 1739 age 80. Ellen his w. 29 Jan 1730
age 63. mary their gt.granddau. 23 Feb 1792 age 4
(317) (This grave is very damaged - from the bits that are legible
it looks like:- Mary w. John Holt (dates missing)
Ellin Holt 1643. William Holt 1644. Ales Holt 16??. Jane Holt. Nicholas
(275) Thomas Holt 17 Nov 1772 in his 52nd yr.
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